Residents of Hanover Rice Village can shop and dine at nearby retailers and restaurants, and leave their cars in the garage.

Residents of Hanover Rice Village can shop and dine at nearby...

Elizabeth Johnson is less of an anomaly in Houston than she would have been a few years ago. On many Fridays after work, she parks her car in the garage and doesn't touch it again until Monday morning.

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